deutch is recognized. >> thank you. i will yield. >> undersecretary richard, if i could begin with you, can you explain, i recognize this is a complicated process but could you explain to us from sort of beginning to end how a refugee from syria might navigate the process, be admitted to the united states, how long that typically takes, where is the first contact, how many agencies are involved and have jurisdiction over this determination, and kind of just explain sort of the process, because people have sort of a mistaken impression they just show up and are admitted. sort of a better understanding of what that process is. >> thank you, congressman. the process lasts 18 to 24 months. the refugees are identified as people who are particularly vulnerable in the places where they have fled so i guess it probably starts when they decide to leave their country which is a very challenging thing. they cross the borders, they try to live as well as they can for a time. but they may come to the attention of the un hcr or other

deutch. mr. deutch: i thank my friend, mr. engel. mr. speaker, i want to thank chairman royce and ranking member engel and their staffs for working to bring this bipartisan resolution to the floor and i want to thank my friend and colleague and neighbor, congresswoman ileana ros-lehtinen for partnering with me on this effort. there have been in the month of october more than 50 stabbings in israel, there have been attempted stabbings, there have been shootings, cars rammed into civilians. terrorists have killed 11 and have wounded more than 10 times that number. in a span of just 12 hours today, there were four separate terror attacks. now, this resolution is important because these attacks aren't to protest or -- aren't a protest or political statement about holy sites or politics, it's terrorism. it flows from incitement at the highest levels of the palestinian government. i have said many times that all attacks on innocent civilians should be condemned and should be condemned regardless of who commits them. i have to point out that wh

deutch: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman, the ranking member of the foreign affairs committee, for yielding and for his tireless work to address the threat of anti-semitism around the world. mr. speaker, this resolution was a collaborative effort among my fellow co-chairs of the bipartisan task force for combating anti-semitism, and i thank each of them for their commitment to bringing attention and responding to the proliferation of anti-semitism globally. i especially want to thank and acknowledge congressman smith of new jersey for his commitment to human rights and his ongoing fight against anti-semitism. this resolution is a strong statement. we must prioritize the security and protection of jewish communities. the anti-sefmentism we are witnessing is unique and long-standing. it is very direct and complex, but in many ways, but it is straightforward hatred. it will not garner tanges. jewish communities experience attacks and on a regular basis. in france, there was an attack n three jews and his r

deutch? you will wait. thank you. mr.ranking member for holding this important hearing. as the situation in syria becomes progressively worse, the need to deliver aid to affected people in a timely and efficient manner becomes even more important. we have learned throughout history that unfortunately, religious minorities are disproportionately affected during dire humanitarian crises. i'm proud to represent a vibrant district with various religious minorities from the middle east and one of the most common complaints i hear is aid is not getting to them quickly enough. in april i wrote a bipartisan letter to usaid with my colleagues in the michigan delegation asking usaid to consider removing bureaucratic red tape to help these battered communities. six months later my letter remains unanswered. while i understand that usaid is under pressure to ensure that every vulnerable citizen is taken care of, if our aid is not getting to these communities at the right time, our efforts are futile and the crisis only becomes worse.

what about john deutch who stepped down already as director of national intelligence for having classified information on personal computers? or what about david petraeus, while he was director of national intelligence for not appropriately handling classified information. so this is something where there is a chance that they decide to pursue this directly or indirectly that could, for instance, secretary clinton, that could cause her real, real, real problems. the o that point about public integrity section, tell me that the bush white house, the bush administration, really wanted to prosecute ted stevens. i mean, chairman of the appropriations committee, i mean, really? i don't think they wanted to do that. but they were faced with a situation where how do you turn it down? turned out it was a garbage case that have eventually discredited after senator stevens had lost -election and after he was dead. or you think the obama white house wanted david petraeus prosecuted? close advisors to the president. heck no. these things can take on lives of their own. do i think this is going to happ

mike barnicle, the star of the new usa network comedy "donny deutch." it's on usa tonight at 10:30.ews have been pouring in. they're really good. also in washington, eugene robinson of "the washington post" and joining us from milwaukee, nbc news senior white house correspondent chris jansing. we'll get to chris in just a second. let's set the stage. landscape for tonight's fourth republican presidential debate will be unlike any other we've seen in the race with chris christie and mike huckabee knocked off that main stage. we expect to hear more from the candidates with top billing. new national polling shows a close race. ben carson and donald trump running neck and neck. 24-23. tie there. marco rubio at 12% while ted cruz and jeb bush are tied for fourth at 8%. this while 58% of republican voters say the more they hear about bush, jeb bush that is, the less they like him. a category he's doing far worse in than the other top candidates. in the south carolina primary, the poll shows ben carson with a slight advantage over trump. a statistical tie. carson is leading trump in south

deutch: we saw much more debate this week. changes that affect this constitution. but there's one thing that -- institution. but there's one thing that has not changed. members of this house will be going home this weekend without this house or our committees having had any opportunity to debate ways to stop the spread of gun violence. we're going to return home in an environment where gun violence continues to plague every corner of this country. and yet we cannot even have the bate here, not only can't we have the debate, since 1996 there's a prohibition on even having a study on the effects of gun violence in our communities. mr. speaker, it is time for us to stop putting our heads in the sand, congress must act. we must take our responsibilities seriously, to address head-on the scourge of gun violence. we can do something about it and it's time that we do. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: request unanimous consent to ad

deutch? >> thank you, madam chairman. i appreciate it, thanks assistant secretary richard and deputy administrative minister sta al. we appreciate your willingness to keep a dialogue with the subcommittee. i've been clear where i stand on the need for increased humanitarian aid, the support by our allies around the world, the tension and the need for action in syria and the need for real and serious discussion on the practicalities of the safe zone. i hope that we'll have that conversation. but today i want to take advantage of director rodriguez's presence to explore refugee process. i appreciate what you've shared already. i will tell you i've written to the chairman of the judiciary committee asking for a hearing on this topic, as well, thus we'll have the opportunity to delve into these issues further there, also. so, i'd just like to walk through a few questions. you talked about uscis' role in the u.s. refugee admissions program. you talked about the interviews to determine who's eligible for refugee status. you've

what about john deutch?pped down already as director of national intelligence for having classified information on personal computers? what about david petraeus, while he was director of national intelligence for not appropriately handling classified information. so this is something where there is a chance that they decide to pursue this directly or indirectly, that could, for instance, secretary clinton, could cause her, real, real problems. but to the point about the public integrity section, tell me that the bush white house, the bush administration really wanted to prosecute ted stevens? i mean, chairman of the appropriations committee? really? oh, i don't think they wanted to do that but they were faced with a situation where, how do you turn it down? turned out it was a garbage case that was eventually discredited after senator stevens had lost re-election and after he was dead. or, do you think the obama white house wanted david petraeus prosecuted, close advisor to the president? heck no. so these t

the house passed a resolution i offered alongside my south florida colleague, congressman ted deutch, that condemned the anti-israel and anti-semitic attacks from within the palestinian authority. the house also passed a resolution that encouraged our government to do more mountain fight against anti-semitism and to work more closely with the governments of europe to step up their efforts to battle the alarming rise of anti-semitism across the continent. and we need to do more at home, especially on our college campuses. too often, mr. speaker, anti-semitism is being disguised as an anti-israel political attack, manifested particularly to the boycotting, the b.d.s. movement. we have a more obligation to stand up against these acts. thank you thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today. >> the measure continues the federal gas and diesel tax to pay for it without congressional action the tax expires in 2016. this bill continues the tax through much of 2023. it also takes nearly $46 billion f

south carolina congressman ted deutch of --" my heart going out to the french people in the wake of these horrific acts of terror." we do have a call on the line. no one from wilmington, north carolina. republican. what are your thoughts as this is unfolding in paris? that wemy thoughts are could end this with the same kind of problem. i know donald trump talks about closing the borders of mexico. but you can actually a terrorist coming in that way. what he was warning is kind of correct. he said we want to let the syrian immigrants in here and terrorists can come in with them with innocent people. this could put us in a very big danger. i am really concerned that this will happen here. i'm sure they would love for that happen here. host: host: do you think what happened recently with jihadi john, any connection in your mind? caller: yuees. i do believe the whole idea is to scare people, to terrorize them. the way to stop them is to cut their food chain. to stop their food supply and end them. that is what we really need to do. we need to focus on that. host: the numbers that we want you